the gates of hell
The Gates of Hell
Sunday, January 24, 2016
ghosts or skeletons?
A wonderful post by the Outlaw Gardener (http://outlawgarden.blogspot.com/2016/01/wednesday-vignette_20.html) led me right out to the devil garden, because I have the same plant! This is my first winter with Acanthus sennii, and I didn't know to look for these skeletonized leaves. I've seen them referred to as both skeletons and ghosts (of leaves past). Photo placement in front of the devil duck gives a good idea just how transparent they've become, but they are still quite sturdy, especially the thorny spikes on the leaves. These skeletons still bite! In any case, this plant has earned its place in the devil garden, and then some.
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Yay! Glad you found some. I was cutting back dead plants the other day and started to pick up some partially skeletonized Acanthus leaves. I caught myself and left them in place, now to remember to go harvest them sometime soon...
ReplyDeleteOooh, creepy awesome! I've seen these leaves before in their skeletal form and was fascinated by them but had no idea what plant they were from. Thank you for filling in that blank :)
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